While The Joker may be the most iconic and memorable comic book antagonist in the world today, the depiction of Oswald Cobblepot in the 2022 masterpiece The Batman by Collin Farrell pushed the character’s popularity to the next level.
Thus, seeing just how revered the character became with his introduction in the film, Warner Bros. decided that he deserved his spin-off series to further explore him.
And thankfully this time, the star was granted his wish to smoke cigars on set and screen for The Penguin, something that the star wasn’t allowed to do when he was working with filmmaker Matt Reeves on the movie since WB had a no-smoking policy in place.
The reason why Farrell wanted to smoke was to bring his character closer to the comic-accurate recreation of Cobblepot, who is always seen with a cigar in his mouth.
Collin Farrell Was Allowed To Smoke Cigars In The Penguin After He Was Denied In The Batman
As Comic book antagonists are often filled to the brim with personality while possessing a trait that makes them memorable to the audience, the character of The Penguin from DC Comics has always been seen having a lit cigar in his mouth which he smokes almost constantly.
Thus, Collin Farrell wanted to incorporate that trait when he played the antagonistic character in Robert Pattinson‘s The Batman in 2022, which Warner Bros. was strictly against, even denying his heavily pushed request for source accuracy.
But thankfully, since The Gentlemen star left such a profound impression on the audience in the aforementioned film, WB decided to give his character an entire spin-off series to further explore his character through it, titled The Penguin.
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With the series announcement, the trailer for the upcoming was also released, which shows Oswald Cobblepot smoking cigars as he does in the comics, which fans are applauding the star for since he was sticking true to the character and going to new lengths to make it more accurate.
Along with this, fans also get a glimpse at what the show has to offer when it comes to the rise of the antagonist in Gotham’s dark alleys.
What Do We Know About The Penguin?
With the trailer of the upcoming series now available, people are being enamored by the first look and a glimpse of the performance of Farrell in The Penguin.
The show is being produced by filmmaker Matt Reeves and is all set to showcase the life of Oswald Cobblepot, the nightclub owner at the criminal heart of Gotham City. While Pattinson was nowhere to be seen as Batman in the trailer, people are hoping to see him somewhere in the series.
At the moment, we don’t have too much to go on in terms of the plot, but the cast of the series boasts of stars like Farrell, Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone, and Michael Kelly as Johnny Vitti.
The Penguin, streaming on Max from Fall 2024.
